Gardening on Phinney Ridge, Seattle area. Very small yard with raised beds and good south and west light.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Beans in a pot
These scarlet runner beans were grown in a 5 gallon pot without much care, forgot to water or was away but each time they were neglected the vines bounced right back. Planted for a vine to climb up a post I had never grown this bean before and had no real idea of what the beans might be like. They are gorgeous to look at and while I only have a cup or so of them I will cook them and see how they taste.
This Sunday October morning I turned over 2 beds with some compost and manure, I already put in green sand and most of the soil has been through a fine mesh so the soil ought to be great now. This are hasn't been planted or cared for for many..maybe 20 years, so I am happy to have the little area ready to plant. Maybe the garlic will go into those beds, garlic on one side, shallots on the other would be a good planting.
Had baked yellow fin potatoes for dinner and leftovers for breakfast. Really good.
Fall here now, cooler, high 50's and cloudy, minor rain for the last 2 days. Not much yet for fall color.
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